Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.

  • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.mlEnglish
    8•2 months ago

    as far as magnets are concerned there are better designs out there that are not being pursued because neodymium is so much easier.

    Like what?

    • metaStatic
      5•2 months ago

      yeah, I noticed I just said magnets like other permanent magnets could be better or something …

      Thanks for calling me on this.

      I was talking about motors and Induction isn’t in fact explicitly better. I think they could be if we have no other choice but to throw research at them but for right now there have fairly equal trade offs.

      • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4•2 months ago

        Well, i hoped there were more effective materials/mixes around with less reliance on rare earth, since i’m not that into magnetic science.